Data Protection

The German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK) takes the protection of your data very seriously. We want you to know in which cases we collect data and how we use them. We took technical and organisational measures ensuring that we and third parties will follow the regulations. In order to improve and develop our website and technologies as well as our services to you it is possible that this privacy policy may change. We recommend that you read this privacy policy very carefully from time to time.

Access to Internet ServicesEvery access to the Internet Services of the AHK is recorded in a server log file. In this server log file the following data will be recorded for a maximum time of three months:

›name of recalled data›date and time of recall›ransferred data volume›affirmation of successful recall

The recorded data will be analysed for the improvement of our Internet Services Data that are kept as a result of a visit to AHK sites will only be transferred to third parties if this is obligatory under law or pursuant to a court order, or if the transfer is necessary for criminal or civil proceedings due to attacks on the AHK’s Internet infrastructure. We do not sell, rent or give away personal information to third parties for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you order any informational, newsletters or brochures, we will ask for your name and other information. We will use this information only for the mentioned purpose within the AHK and the companies who are contracted to undertake the printing and shipping and will delete data after the process is over. We do not forward your information to third parties without your explicit consent.Google AnalyticsThis website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In case of activation of the IP anonymisation, Google will truncate/anonymise the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA. On behalf of the website provider Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Furthermore you can prevent Google's collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. You can refuse the use of Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set on the computer, which prevents the future collection of your data when visiting this website: Disable Google Analytics Further information concerning the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found at www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html or at www.google.de/intl/en_uk/policies/. Please note that on this website, Google Analytics code is supplemented by "gat._anonymizeIp();" to ensure an anonymized collection of IP addresses (so called IP-masking). Source: http://www.datenschutzbeauftragter-info.deUse of CookiesOn some sites cookies are used. We cannot always notify you of this. Most browsers are automatically set to accept cookies. You can deactivate the cookies in your browser or change the settings so that the cookies are only saved for the duration of the Internet session.

Protection of minorsPersons under the age of 18 may not submit data to us without the permission of their parents or legal guardians. We do not request personal data from minors. We do not knowingly collect such data and do not forward it to third parties.

Links to websites of other providersOur Internet sites contain links to websites of other providers. We cannot guarantee that such providers abide by the confidential data regulations.

ContactFor further information relating to the treatment of personal data please feel free to contact us: